Neil Clark

An anti-war, anti-neo-conservative blog to counter the lies of those who wish to condemn us to perpetual conflict. All this, plus horse-racing, football, books, films, television, and plenty of other topics too....
My new book 'Stranger than Fiction', a biography of Edgar Wallace, is available here:
http://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/index.php/biography-books/stranger-than-fiction-25294.html and here:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stranger-than-Fiction-Wallace-Created/dp/0752498827

Friday, March 27, 2015

My new piece for Sputnik International.What are the chances of Britain leaving the EU following May's General election - and what would happen to the British economy if 'Brexit' did take place?Europhiles have long argued that if Britain did leave the EU it would be a disaster. Our trade with other EU members would decrease, and unemployment would rise steeply. Euro-sceptics on the other hand paint a picture of a thriving British economy once the country has been 'set free' from Brussels. A new report from Open Europe described as 'the most comprehensive study of UK withdrawal' will probably disappoint both Europhiles and Eurosceptics — as it makes it clear that the impact of withdrawal won't be as dramatic as both sides claim...
You can read the whole article here.

Thursday, March 26, 2015

My latest RT.com OpEdge piece.You really couldn’t make it up. Almost 24 million people in the EU are unemployed. The Greek debt crisis has yet to be resolved. An Islamic State terrorist attack in Tunis, just over 100 miles from Italy. The ever-worsening problem of climate change.And what are the EU elite talking about? How best to counter‘Russia’s ongoing disinformation campaigns’. It’s good to know they’ve got their priorities right, isn‘t it?

Monday, March 23, 2015

I talk about my new biography of Edgar Wallace, on the Kat Orman show on BBC Radio Oxford here.

While here, (if you're in the UK), you can listen to a wonderful three-hour celebration of Edgar Wallace and his works on BBC Radio4Extra. There's an interview with me at around 1hr into the programme.Here is producer's Peter McHugh's blog about the programme.
I hope you enjoy it. I still have a few signed copies of 'Stranger than Fiction' available via the paypal button on the top right of this blog if any readers would like one.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

My analysis of the UK Budget- and its political implications- for Sputnik International. After a number of Budgets that benefited the well-off, the Chancellor used his last Budget before the general election to make life a little easier for those who haven't done well under the Tories - and whose votes they desperately need to hold on to power after 7 May.
You can read the whole piece here.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

My new piece for RT.com OpEdgeForty years ago, Britain could be described as a vibrant democracy. Our parties lived up to their names: a conservative Party believed in conserving things, a Labour Party represented the interests of working people and a Liberal Party was liberal.We had a mixed economy, in which majority interests were put first, a sensible foreign policy - we pursued detente with the Soviet Union - and didn't seek to go around the world trying to stir up conflicts. The only foreign “wars” we got involved with in those days were the so-called “Cod Wars” with Iceland.Today, it's a very different story. Our political parties have converged around what author Tariq Ali has labelled “the extreme center.” The range of views which can be freely expressed in Britain without adverse personal consequences ensuing is narrowing by the day.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

The intelligent punter’s guide to the 2015 Cheltenham festivalNeil Clark

Four great days of jump racing start today at the Cheltenham Festival. Where should you put your money?

The Cheltenham National Hunt Festival - the Olympics of jump racing - begins today. With 27 ultra-competitive races being run over the four-day meeting, there are plenty of opportunities to win - and lose – money. But if we bear in mind three key factors before placing our bets, we can help tilt the percentages in our favour...
You can read the whole guide here.

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About Me

I am a journalist, writer & broadcaster, based in the U.K. I am a regular pundit on foreign/current affairs on RT , Voice of Russia and the BBC.
I am the author of 'Stranger than Fiction', a new biography of Edgar Wallace, which is available here http://goo.gl/o2cZze
I am a regular contributor to newspapers and magazines in UK & overseas including The Guardian, The Week, Morning Star, Daily & Sunday Express, The Mail on Sunday & The Spectator.
My work has also appeared in The Fleet Street Letter, The Huffington Post, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Australian and in publications as diverse as The American Conservative, Pravda, Woman's Weekly & the Racing Post.
I am strongly opposed to the neo-conservative war agenda -and believe in the urgent necessity of a left-right anti-war coalition.
On domestic issues I support re-nationalisation of the railways and public utilities (I am co-founder of The Campaign for Public Ownership), a new top rate of tax on the very wealthy, free care for the elderly, a free National Health Service including the restoration of NHS dentistry, and protection of the Green Belt and the countryside.
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